WSPA this Week, November 21-25, 2022

WASA's first TWIO (This Week in Olympia) is out and here is a link to it. In case you are unfamiliar, the TWIO will come out weekly once the legislative session starts up in January.
As you can see with our Upcoming Events below we are busy creating and making available several Professional Development opportunities for you. Please check them out and take part in them. Here is a reminder that the Randy Hathaway Scholarship and Fellowships are open for our members to apply.
Member Request this week:
Name: Cynthia McVeigh
Phone: 360.370.7904
Email: cynthiamcveigh@sjisd.org
Our classified CBA allows us to count out-of-district experience toward salary placement, BUT only for experience earned in other K-12 school districts. We are considering opening up an MOU negotiation to allow experience from a broader scope of industries, such as both public and private sector institutional experience, private sector businesses, self-employment, etc.
Has anyone else done this? If so, we'd appreciate seeing what your contract language looks like. Also, if anyone knows of any laws or rules that prohibit allowing experience beyond K-12 school districts, please let me know.

THANK YOU!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS :

November 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 - Fall 2022 Classified Administrator Brown Bag Series
December 6, 2022 - Leaves of Absence Webinar (registration is Open)
December 15, 2022 & January 6, 2023 - Discipline & Investigation Workshops (registration is Open)
12/15/22 - East Valley (Spokane)
1/6/23 - Evergreen Puget Sound
January 13, 2023 - Discipline & Investigation (Zoom)
J anuary 23, 24, 30, & 31, 2023 - Bargaining Workshops (registration open)
February 7, 2023 - HR Audit
February 14, 2023 - Certification
February 26 - March 1, 2023 - Annual Conference - Silver Cloud Hotel - Tacoma (registration soon)
March TBD, 2023 - Worker's Compensation Series
March TBD, 2023 - Provisional/Non-Renewal
March 14, 2023 - Career Fair - Spokane Convention Center (registration soon)
March 23, 2023 - Bargaining Workshop (registration open)
March 28, 2023 - Career Fair - Greater Tacoma Convention Center (registration soon)

Funny for the week: "The inventor of the doorbell did not own a dog" HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Darrell Heisler WSPA Executive Director

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